Lithuania open to sending peacekeepers to Ukraine, chief commander say

Details: Written by: Tim Zadorozhnyy; 30.Jan; Hits: 10

Lithuania will likely consider deploying military personnel to Ukraine for a potential peacekeeping mission, Lithuanian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Raimundas Vaiksnoras said on Jan. 30, according to the LRT broadcaster."If you ask whether Lithuania could (send peacekeepers to Ukraine), yes, we will probably consider it.

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There will be a discussion, and I think we should also take responsibility for European stability," Vaiksnoras told the Ziniu radio.His remarks come amid ongoing discussions among Western countries about the possible deployment of peacekeeping forces if a ceasefire is negotiated.Earlier reports from The Wall Street Journal indicated that U.S. President Donald Trump’s team is weighing a plan to delay Ukraine's NATO membership by at least 20 years in exchange for continued Western arms supplies and the deployment of European peacekeepers to monitor a ceasefire.German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Jan. 18 that Germany may consider contributing forces to such a mission, while U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed on Jan. 16 that he had discussed the matter with President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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